Терапевтический архив (Jan 2016)
Influence of smoking cessation on the microcirculatory bed in apparently healthy young people
Abstract
Aim. To study the influence of smoking cessation on the microcirculatory bed (MCB) in 33 healthy young people. Subjects and methods. The investigation enrolled 33 healthy young people (male/female (M/F) ratio, 20:13; mean age, 21.6±0.5 years) who had quit smoking 1 month to 10 years (mean age 2.5±0.5 years) before. Comparable groups consisted of 15 smokers (M/F ratio, 5:10; mean age, 21.5±0.8 years) and 18 nonsmokers (M/F ratio, 6:12; mean age, 21±0.3 years). Computer-assisted video-biomicroscopy of the bulbar conjunctiva was carried out. When assessing the results, attention was focused on microvessel diameter changes in the patients who had quit smoking compared to the smokers and nonsmokers. Results. As compared to the smokers, those who had quit smoking showed a significant increase in the mean diameters of arterioles (13.01±0.41 and 18.33±0.65 µm; р
